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JJSGHUMAN 8; A. G. BAIER.

SPELLING BOARD.- No. 375,774. Patented Jan. 3, 1888.

UNITED STATES JOHN SGHUMAN AND ADOLPH G.

PATENT OFFICE.

BAIER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SPELLING-BOAR'D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,774, dated January3, 1888.

Application filed April 28, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN SOHUMAN and ADOLPH G. BAIER, of Detroit, inthe county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Spellug-Boards; and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devicesemployed for object'teaching and spelling.

It is a well-known fact to school-teachers, particularly those inprimary departments, that children can be taught much more quickly andeffectively spelling, especially words of two or more syllables, if butone syllable of such word is presented successively until the entireword has been presented, while in object-teaching both the object andthe name thereof can be presented together or separately.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, andcombination of the various parts, all as more fullyhereinafter setforth.

Figure 1 is an elevation of our improved de vice. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection through the same. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents a suitable board, which supports the operating parts of thedevice, and which may be placed upon an easel or hung in any positionwhere the face of the board can be readily seen by the class. On theface of the board A, and preferably at equal distance apart, are securedthe horizontal cleats B, the two edges of which have formed in them intheir longitudinal direction grooves a. At one end of the board, andcoincident with the spaces bet-ween the Serial No. 236,437. (No model.)

cleats, are secured in proper brackets, D, spring-rollers O, upon eachof which is wound a curtain, E, to the free ends of which one or morecords, F, may be secured, for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

Gare a series of blocks, upon which different characters or letters maybe printed or otherwise secured, aud one or both faces of such blocksmay be employed.

In practice we will suppose the word to be taught the class isuninterrupted. The teacher arranges the word by syllables substantiallyin the manner shown in Fig. 1, or the entire word may be set up in oneline and the curtain drawn over so as to disclose but the firstsyllable, the cord F being secured in any proper manner to retain thecurtain in that position. By this construction it will readily be seenthat words can readily be taught to the class syllable by syllable, andthat it can be advantageously employed in object-teaehing.

WVhat we claim as our invention is- 1. In a device for the purposedescribed, a board or base, A, grooved longitudinally and divided intohorizontal spaces, and provided with a series of substantially-verticalspring rollers, O, carrying curtains E, adapted to be movedhorizontally, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of the boardA, groove-cleats B, spring-rollers O, curtains E, and blocks G, whenconstructed, arranged, and operating substantially in the manner and forthe purposes specified.

JOHN SGHUMAN. ADOLPH G. BAIER'.

XVitnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY.

